Drafting
a Block in Quilt Pro from a book or another source

The quilt block shown below,
Crossroads, is the pattern we will draft into Quilt Pro. For use in this example
imagine that Figure 2 is a picture in a quilting pattern book. We will measure
the block with the rulers shown. The name "Crossroads" comes from "The
Collectors Dictionary of Quilt Names and Patterns". No origin was given.
If you have this block from any other source I would appreciate the information.
It is not in Blockbase or the Quilt Pro library so you can add it to your library
after completing the exercise

Figure
1. Crossroads block

It is time to measure the block you want to draft
into Quilt Pro so you can establish the setup of the work space. Figure 2 shows
the block in QP with rulers. From this we can get the basic measurements of the
block. Normally you would be measuring a block or a picture or patches, whatever
you have that would depict the block

Figure
2. Crossroads Block with rulers shown.

First we see that we have a 10"
block and that it is square. Measuring the top edge reveals that the corner triangles
are 2" on the sides and the rectangles are 1" wide. The inner triangles
are also 2" on a side. All the patches have even inch dimensions. From this
information we know we need guidelines that total ten inches square and are broken
down into even inch segments on our workspace. Prior to setup select new in the
block menu.

1.
To setup the workspace: Go to the top menu bar and select the Options
menu.

2. In the Options menu, select Patch Guidelines.

3. In the Patch Guidelines dialogue box, make the settings as
shown in Figure 3.

Figure 3. Patch Guidelines dialogue box.

4. To exit the dialogue box, click OK. The workspace
appears as shown in Figure 4.

Figure 4. Workspace with a square 10" patch guideline.

5.
Before you start drafting make sure your grid snap is selected in the tool bar.

6.
You will be using three patch drawing tools from the Tool Bar. The
square ,
the right triangle
and the rectangle
Since we are looking at the workspace, if you want a quick review now is the time
for a little practice at drawing patches. A description of using these tools is
located on page 33 of the Quilt Pro 3 manual or page or use the Help Wizard in
Quilt-Pro 4.

7.
After practice, clear the workspace by opening the Edit menu and selecting
Delete All.

8. Select the Right Triangle tool
from the Tool Bar. Draw a two inch right triangle in the upper right
corner of the patch guidelines as shown in Figure 5.

Figure
5. Right triangle in upper right corner of the patch guidelines.

9.
Draw a second right triangle to complete the square. See Figure 6.

Figure
6. Square completed.

10. Select the
rectangle tool from the Tool Bar.

11. Draw a rectangle two
inches by one inch as shown in Figure 7.

Figure
7. Rectangle added

12. Select the
right triangle tool from the Tool Bar.

13. Draw three right
triangles as shown in Figure 8.

Figure
8. Three right triangles added.

14. Select the
rectangle tool from the Tool Bar

15.Draw a rectangle
two inches by one inch as shown in Figure 9.

Figure 9. Rectangle added

16. Skip a one inch space adjacent to the rectangle you just drew
and draw another rectangle one inch by four inches as shown in Figure 10.

Figure
10. Rectangle added.

17. Select the
Square tool from the Tool Bar.

18.Draw a one inch
square in the space that was skipped. See Figure 11.

Figure
11. Square added.

19. Select the
right triangle tool from the Tool Bar.

20. Draw a two inch
right triangle as shown in Figure 12.

Figure
12. Triangle added.

We have now drawn as many patches as we need, less
the center square, to duplicate and rotate patches to complete the block. These
ten patches represent one fourth of the block less the center square which we
will add later. I have drawn all the patches white to avoid the confusion of switching
colors as we drew patches. It is now time to color the patches to avoid more work
later on. You can use any colors you desire but you need to keep the pattern intact.

21.
Select the
paint tool from the Tool Bar.

22. Paint the patches as shown
in Figure 13.

Figure 13. Patches painted

23. In the Edit menu select Select All.

24. The Status bar should indicate 10 Selected.

25. In the Edit menu select Duplicate. See
Figure 14.

Figure
14. 10 Patches duplicated.

26. In the Tool Bar select
the
Rotate left 90 degrees tool. See Figure 15.

Figure
15. Duplicated patches rotated left 90 degrees.

27.Move
all 10 patches as one as shown in Figure 16.

Figure
16. Rotated patches moved to a position to align with patch guidelines.

28.
In the Edit menu select Duplicate (10 patches) as before and again
select the left 90 degrees rotate.

29. Move as indicated in Figure
17.

Figure
17. Second duplicate group moved into position.

30. Again
duplicate,rotate and move the group into the position shown in Figure 18.

Figure
18. Third duplicate group moved into position.

31. The block
is now complete except for the center patch. In the Tool Bar select the
Square tool..

32.Draw a square on point
as shown in figure 19.

Figure
19. Center Patch added.

33. Select the
paint tool from the Tool Bar.

34.Paint the center patch
the desired color to complete the block. See Figure 20.

Figure
20. Completed block.

35. Save if desired:

Quilt-Pro
3: In the Block menu select Save As.

Quilt-Pro 4:
In the File menu select Save As.

36. In
the Block Save AS dialogue box browse to the folder you want to save the block
in. Enter the name Crossroads and click Save. See Figure 21.